- Do It Again
- Spirit of Summer
- Parana
- Tropes
- Branches
- Baubles Bangles & Beads
- Skyscraper
Tracks 3 & 5
Airto Moreira – Percussion & Vocals
Flora Purim – Vocals
David Amaro – Guitar
Hugo Fattorusso – Piano
All other tracks
Eumir Deodato – Keyboards
John Giulino – Electric Bass
John Tropea – Guitar
Rick Marrota – Drums
Rubens Bassini – Congas
Gilmore Degap – Percussion
Joe Temperley – Baritone
Burt Collins, Joe Shepley – Trumpets
Garnett Brown – Trombone
Musical arrangements
and additional string arrangements:
Bob James
These tracks are part
of a concert recorded on April 20, 1973
at New York’s Felt Forum. It has been
released before in two different forms
and a mystery seems to surround why
the first half of the concert, in which
Freddie Hubbard and Stanley Turrentine
starred has never been released.
I am not the greatest
fan of the Creed Taylor, jazz for the
people ethic, as I have made plain in
previous reviews, but I have to say
that on this one it works and works
well. It must have been very exciting
to be present on that evening in 1973,
the Deodato band swings like mad and
the charts make it sound like a big
band even there are only two trumpets,
a trombone and a saxophone. The ensemble
playing is clean and precise and provides
an ideal framework for the soloists
of which John Tropea on guitar is exceptional.
The rhythm section drives on and when
combined with the horns and percussion
produces a wall of sound. Deodato himself
knows exactly how to exploit the electronics
to maximum effect without lapsing into
weird sounds for their own sake.
Airto I am less sure
about, their performance is interesting,
but I don’t think the jazz content is
very high, particularly when compared
to Deodato. There are too many jungle
noises for my ears!
My favourite track
is Baubles, Bangles and Beads; the Latin
percussion suits the tune and makes
the performance more interesting. It
also gives a chance to hear what a fine
bass player John Guilino is. John Tropea
is a major contributor again on guitar.
It was good to hear the fine trombone
of Garnett Brown on Deodato’s composition
Skyscraper.
At last an album that
has successfully combined Rock, Latin
and Jazz, many have tried few have succeeded!
Don Mather
CD Reviews
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